How many different ways are there of arranging the letters

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2022-06-14

How many different ways are there of arranging the letters in the word ACCOMMODATION if no two Cs may be together?

Answer & Explanation

Reagan Madden

Reagan Madden

Beginner2022-06-15Added 15 answers

Step 1
ACCOMMODATION has 13 letters comprising:
- 3 O's
- 2 each of A, C, M
- 1 each of D, T, I, N
If the letters were all different, then there would be 13! ways of arranging them.
As it is, the total number of distinct ways of arranging all 13 letters is:
13 ! 3 ! 2 ! 2 ! 2 ! = 6227020800 6 2 2 2 = 6227020800 48 = 129729600
Step 2
If the two letter C's are adjacent, then it is as if we are arranging 12 objects, with:
- 3 O's
-2 each of A, M
- 1 each of D, T, I, N and CC
The number of ways that we can do that is:
12 ! 3 ! 2 ! 2 ! = 479001600 6 2 2 = 479001600 24 = 19958400
So the total number of ways of arranging the letters of ACCOMMODATION with no 2 C's together is:
129729600 - 19958400 = 109771200

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